G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer.
I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.
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34 thoughts on “Be a Domino (a Tanka)”
Wonderful post, Ivor! We all benefit from “paying it forward!” Love the photos! ❤
so so SO true, so so SO wise, Ivor!
Beautiful post of photos, poem (message), and song! (I loves Mr. J. Cocker! 🙂 )
That last photo looks like some Magpie sharing going on! 🙂
🁅 🁡 🁜 (Dominoes!) Great title! 🙂
(((HUGS))) ❤️
Yes! 🙂
Know what?! Happiness has a domino effect…and often you (and your poems) are the starting domino in the line! Thank you for sharing happiness with us, Ivor! 🙂
” In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.”
– Henry Ward Beecher
” You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”
– Assorted Authors
I tend to publish three times a week plus the Weekly Prompts challenges and admin. Responding to everyone else also keeps me busy, and of course a family life. Trying to fit in time to experiment with the revamp is proving difficult. 🙂
Wonderful post, Ivor! We all benefit from “paying it forward!” Love the photos! ❤
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Thank you Cheryl 🌏🤗
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A good message in your poem – good pic, too.
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Thank you Derrick .. the photos were very clear and the friendly Magpies allowed me to get quite close …
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A lovely post and song always Ivor! 💞
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Thank you kindly Cindy and I always enjoy searching YouTube for an appropriate song 🎶🌏😍
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❣️💞👏
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Love it!
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Thank you Dwight
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Nice poem.
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Thank you Andrew
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You’re welcome.
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so so SO true, so so SO wise, Ivor!
Beautiful post of photos, poem (message), and song! (I loves Mr. J. Cocker! 🙂 )
That last photo looks like some Magpie sharing going on! 🙂
🁅 🁡 🁜 (Dominoes!) Great title! 🙂
(((HUGS))) ❤️
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My wonderful magpie photos of the birds looking after each inspired my words … and Joe Cocker’s symbolises how we should help our friends 💕😍🌏💜🎶
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Yes! 🙂
Know what?! Happiness has a domino effect…and often you (and your poems) are the starting domino in the line! Thank you for sharing happiness with us, Ivor! 🙂
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Thank you for your kindness Carolyn
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Wow, that video is wild! 🙂
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I pleased you liked the video … 📘🤗😍
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Yes, it’s real
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Like everything, kindness is also, a, chain, reaction, we give it, before it is, returned, back to, ourselves…
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” In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.”
– Henry Ward Beecher
” You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”
– Assorted Authors
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I just love this! 🙂
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Thank you Sue … sorry I not visit your post yet … I’m so busy this week …
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Don’t worry , I vir. I’m behind with all those I follow. I’m still working on an old revamped site and then I’m going to revamp Nan’s Farm
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Blogging keeps me more than busy Sue 🤗😊
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I tend to publish three times a week plus the Weekly Prompts challenges and admin. Responding to everyone else also keeps me busy, and of course a family life. Trying to fit in time to experiment with the revamp is proving difficult. 🙂
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I’m trying to write my next book 📖 📘🌏😍
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A beautiful pairing of words and song, Ivor! 💖
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Thank you Eugenia … oh did my Pingback for Skyline work
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You’re welcome and yes, your pingback worked.
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Oh … that’s nice to know 🌏😍
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Love this.
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Thank you
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😁
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